What changed in Terraria in 2021

Fixed death during a search prompt preventing movement and inventory access via Esc.

DR Studios confirmed the Switch port launches January 4, 2022, matching the November PS/Xbox fix baseline and holding for a new-year release to avoid holiday support gaps.

Housing query no longer reports 'already occupied' when assigning a villager to an empty house.

Client-side item was being deleted when a player closed a chest while holding an item taken from it.

Re-Logic encouraged nominations for Terraria in the 2021 Steam Awards during the Autumn Sale (Terraria 50% off).

TML team migrated the in-progress 1.4 port to .NET 6 / C# 10 and repaired the modded sound playback design.

New mid/late pre-Hardmode boss summonable in the Ice Biome, with a Klei-provided Deerclops theme arrangement.

Fixed Thorns effects striking the Empress at an abnormally rapid rate.

Applies DST shaders/lighting, introduces hunger and starvation mechanics, makes total darkness hazardous, adds DST worldgen touches, and boosts drop rates for DST-themed items.

Fixed an exploit where these objects counted as ranged items for Frost Armor's Frostburn proc.

Resolved several silent and non-silent crashes caused by rocket projectile behaviour.

Several new DST emotes plus rare background clouds featuring Don't Starve characters.

New SmartCursorHoldCanReleaseMidUse option makes Smart Cursor: Hold deactivate immediately on release, even while mining.

Updated, added, and pruned dozens of entries from an outdated homing-projectile damage-resistance list.

Includes Lucy the Axe, Chester the piggy-bank pet, Wilson/Willow vanity, Froggle Bunwich and Monster Lasagna food, four DST paintings, and additional weapons, tools, pets, and summons.

Updated sound effects to better reflect each attack's visual.

Free crossover content update developed with Klei Entertainment; released simultaneously for Terraria and DST.

New 3D-layered acrylic shadowbox (12x15.5x2.5 inches) and desktop art piece based on the Terraria 1.3 Lunar keyart.

New clothing, sticker sheets, posters, notebooks, pens, blind-bag Game Art Pins Series 1, and Very Terrarian Christmas items released on Terraria.Shop.

Influencer collaboration featuring Lunatic Cultist-themed hoodie, shirt, stickers, and a free collectors pin.

Re-Logic and Klei Entertainment announced an upcoming free crossover content update between Terraria and Don't Starve Together.

Re-Logic playfully walked back the 'no more content' stance, hinting at an upcoming update alongside Steam Deck optimization work.

Fixed the UI enforcing an incorrect 10-world cap; now matches the intended 30 slots.

Reworked Classic scheme to match Red's Pick from Console 1.3, restored Grapple to B, and exposed D-Pad Cursor Snap and D-Pad Hotbar as rebindable bindings.

Player 2+ in splitscreen can now see the Traveling Merchant's inventory.

Joining a multiplayer session from the tutorial no longer leaves time frozen in non-Journey worlds.

Annual real-life carved-pumpkin photo contest accepting entries through November 1 with up to 25,000 Prize Points for first place.

Fixed autosave, black screen sync, Empress of Light crash, long-session crash, old-world-save crash, hotbar navigation blocking movement, research consuming entire stacks, split-screen pause-menu mouse conflicts, PS4 offscreen cursor, PS4 Empress of Light trophy, and housing query bindings.

Players submit in-game screenshots of custom vanity costumes on Gemspark backgrounds through November 1 with tiered Prize Point payouts.

Added shoulder-button combo hint, additional on-screen bindings, safe-region settings, and PS4 touchpad button support.

Fixed the syncing files bug on PlayStation and Xbox following the Journey's End console launch.

High-end collectible resin statue from Animegami Studios now available with interest-free payment plans.

DR Studios continues polishing docked/undocked UI, performance, touch controls, and platform-required features.

Re-Logic confirmed Terraria 1.4 Journey's End launches on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on September 30, 2021.

Kickstarter for the first Terraria figure wave raised over $250,000 against a $10,000 goal; late-order window opened.

Re-Logic received Steam Deck dev hardware and is preparing a small PC update to optimize controls and performance for Deck launch.

Prototype painting completed; high-end limited-edition collectible preorders opening soon.

TML team released the developer-targeted 1.4 alpha for modders to test.

DR Studios confirmed investigation into reported issues on Android 11 devices, with fixes to follow.

DR Studios submitted Terraria 1.4 Journey's End for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on August 25.

Centralized catalog (terraria.org/store) aggregating all official merchandise partners in one browsable hub.

Work officially underway, with Zenith confirmed functional on Switch.

Dryad, Shadow Armor with Light's Bane, and Eye of Cthulhu (with removable lens) figures launched on Kickstarter as the first wave of official Terraria figures.

Daily activities on the official Discord award Prize Points redeemable in the Terraria Prize Shop.

Submissions open July 9 through July 25 with up to 10,000 Prize Points per accepted emote or sticker.

Using Discord's new Stage Discovery feature for live audio shows every Saturday at 12 PM PST with devs, Q&A, and contests.

Re-Logic announced a summer-long series of community events, contests, and State of the Game posts.

Cross-community summer-themed art event running June 19 through July 3 with Discord Nitro and game keys as prizes.

Prevented spiked minions from picking up coins and despawning with them, matching the earlier Queen Slime fix.

All vine types except Normal/Flower vines previously lost paint while growing longer.

Kicked off anniversary events including a Steam 50% off sale, Re-Logic AMA on r/Terraria, community art/build contests, and a commemorative art piece by Bohrokki.

10th Anniversary patch adds a secret Celebratory world seed that must be entered by name to unlock.

Frozen debuff damage fixed from 20 DPS to 25 DPS.